TL: Zimmings
Edgar narrowed his brow as he saw me returning with puffy eyes.
"Lady, your eyes…"
"...."
As I rubbed my eyes with a bewildered expression, he burst out laughing. Then he tried to hand over his handkerchief.
… If only my brothers didn't interfere.
"Put it away."
Suddenly, Isaac and Henry appeared.
Isaac slapped Edgar's hand, and Henry handed me his own handkerchief instead.
"Your eyes are swollen. Who made you cry?"
"Cry?! Why are you crying!"
"Who is it?"
"Why were you crying!"
I glanced at them and shook my head. It's true that Edgar is Linda's son. I felt sorry for both of them because Linda can't even tell the truth.
"There's something in my eyes."
"You're lying!"
Isaac shouted, but the quick-witted Henry realized that I didn't want to tell him why, and he only carefully wiped the tear marks in my cheeks with his handkerchief.
"It's very windy today."
"Yes!"
"But why are there only the two of you in the garden?"
He asks me, but his gaze is fixed on Edgar. Edgar shook his head lightly.
"Answer my questions."
Edgar sighed at Henry's words.
"Lady told my mother she wanted to play with me. I couldn't refuse my mother's request and followed her. Isn't this enough for an explanation, you idiots?"
"Where's your mother?"
As Isaac said so, Edgar frowned in protest.
"Don't be silly."
"Hey, kid. Do you know how much of a mamaboy that guy is? He escaped from the dormitory last year, and the reason is-"
Edgar hastily covered Isaac's mouth. Then he looks at me and smiles awkwardly, he whispers something to Isaac.
"I'm not the only one who escaped the dorm. Do you want me to tell her that too?
Isaac shrugged off Edgar's hand and shouted.
"So what? I'm proud of it."
"Are you going to shout out the reason boldly, then?"
"I missed the kid-!!"
Stop! Don't be embarrassing!
I took a step back with a shocked expression
Is he crazy?
He left the dorm just because he wanted to see me?
It was Isaac who did it, but the one who was embarassed was me.
"I just wanted to see the kid who was scared about ghosts. Right, bro? My brother also said that he really wanted to see Leblaine that day."
"But unlike you, I didn't really escape the dorm."
"Anyway, kid. Edgar escaped with me that day too. He wanted to see his mother."
Edgar hurriedly covered Isaac's mouth once more. Hearing this, he forced a laugh.
"I said my mother was sick. There's a reason. It wasn't just a pathetic reason like yours."
"He broke the window and jumped down as soon as he heard that the marquess was sick without even asking the headmaster to go out. Hmph! Hmph!"
"Quiet, please. I'll give you money."
As I listened to their story, I remembered the conversation between Henry and Isaac a few years ago.
"If it wasn't for that mamaboy, I could have graduated early."
"But you don't even have enough points."
"If he hadn't trained that much, I would've won and gotten much more points! That bastard…"
Alas, it's Edgar who was said to hinder Isaac's early graduation.
"Mamaboy…"
"No. I am only a little, a little bit filial.
"Ah yes…"
Edgar sighed as I shook my head.
"I don't want to spoil my image any further, so I'll just go back."
"Go home right now."
"I'll see you later after the academy starts."
"I only have one semester left. Fool."
"You're still going to the academy too."
Edgar tucked in his handkerchief and said to Henry.
"See you at the academy."
"I might have graduated by the time you come."
Henry smiled, as Edgar said, "Dubblede bastards" Henry and Isaac replied, "Shuheil's mamaboy."
'Oh, they have a bad relationship.'
With that thought in mind, I nodded, and Edgar bowed politely to me.
"Then I'll be going."
"Be careful going back."
Goodbye!
As I waved my hand, Henry and Isaac said, "You don't have to say goodbye to him!"
***
That evening, Taylor's medicine was completed.
"Can we save Marquis Shuheil with this antibiotic?"
"No way. It's not a universal cure. It can only protect him from secondary infection."
"Then it's no use. You tricked me to get meria grass?"
As I said so, Taylor grinned and pulled out another vial as he shook it.
"I found something interesting."
Then he took something out from a glass. It was a chick whose body was rotting. It couldn't move, its eyes were barely open.
I frowned at the terrible sight, and he lifted another thing inside a glass. There was also a chick in it, but it was in significantly better condition than the chick in the first glass. It limped, but walked upright.
"The 2nd chick was continuously infused with the drug. It started moving on the 5th day."
"Is this also a medicine made from meria grass?"
"To be precise, I used meria grass that was grown on elsa tree."
"Huh?"
He showed the meria grass on the elsa tree stump.
This was the elsa tree that I bought and planted in my garden for Taylor's experiments.
"Meria grass changes its composition as soon as it is on the elsa tree. If we make medicine with it, we can heal the rotten wound."
"Then, Marquis Shuheil…"
He nodded.
"There is a good chance of recovery."
Just then, Nos ran into the annex.
"Lady! The emperor's permission for Deglid to participate in the war has been granted!"
"What's her reaction?"
"I've heard that she's going to help Cecilia."
Preparation is over.
I nodded and told Taylor.
"I'll go to the marquis' mansion tomorrow."
***
A magic mirror was installed in a private room of the marquis. Leblaine and Taylor were the only two going inside for treatment, so in case of an unforeseen situation, they could contact each other through the magic mirror.
It was the first time she healed someone as the child of fate.
The first miracle performed by her drew the attention of all the people from the temple, nobles and commoners.
Marquis Shuheil's mansion was packed with aristocrats who asked for an invitation to see him. Under the pretext of preparing in case anything were to occur, a few cardinals and priests were also there on a standby.
Leblaine, who was wearing a white robe, appeared in the magic mirror.
Cardinal Reginald was the one who greeted her.
"Words of the gods on her body, the robes of the prophet. Her appearance is no different than a messenger of God."
Cardinal Blasio, who was accompanying him, glanced at Reginald.
"She's not the daughter of God."
"But the last time...!"
When he shouted, he felt the eyes of the nobles and lowered his voice.
"Why are you on the girl's side? We couldn't be so sure of it."
"Born on February 29th, the person who had the words of God on her body. She will be a messenger of God who puts the evil spirits to rest. She's a child who has met all the conditions. It's safe to say it's real."
"The pope said that chaos permeated his consciousness when he officially appointed her as the child of fate. Have you forgotten what he said? He saw a child wrapped in a black mist when he appointed her."
"But...."
"Blasio!"
"Isn't it true? She was a child with a very low divine power at the time."
"How dare you say that...!"
Reginald was shaking his shoulders in anger.
"Start praying!"
Then, the cardinals stopped talking and focused on the child.
A strong wind blew through the child's body as light flickered. Her robe was removed, and the pattern of God appeared clearly on her forehead.
"Pattern-!"
"It's truly the divine pattern…!!"
A shout broke out in the room.
Trigon, the head of the imperial mage who came to observe Leblaine's 'miracle' at the emperor's order, secretly held back a laugh.
'She asked me to move the pattern to her forehead, so it was because of this.'
The pattern of that God was moved to her forehead by Leblaine's order.
The wind must have been made by Pur, and the light all over her body was made from divine power.
If they watch closely, the cardinals will notice it right away, so she insisted that only her and Taylor could enter the marquis' room.
Leblaine looked special today. He had never seen Mina, but he was sure that even a child of true fate would be incomparable to her.
Leblaine's hand shone. She gathered the light in the chest of Marquis Shuheil.
'Oh. I almost forgot what I'm here for.'
The order of observation was given by the emperor, but Trigon had a different purpose for coming here. Trigon casted a spell so that they can't see clearly.
"What?!"
"What happened!"
"Trigon!"
When people shouted at Trigon, Leblaine had probably given Taylor's pills to Marquis Shuheil.
Then, the mirror became clear again. The marquis' expression improved noticeably.
"Ah, ah…"
As the marquess sighed in relief, Edgar supported her.
"Mother."
"Your father… Ah, Edgar."
But then.
[Ugh-!!]
The marquis trembled violently and began to bleed. Leblaine grabbed the marquis with a bewildered expression.
[Your Excellency! Wait, this is… what is this…!]